Those killed in 2017 included several childen. In February 12-year-old Kanari Gentry-Bowers, 11-year-old Takiya Holmes and 2-year-old Lavontay White Jr. died within days of each other after being shot on the South and West sides.

Another high-profile homicide was that of Cook County Judge Raymond Myles, who regularly presided over violence court. Myles was shot and killed in a robbery outside his home in April in the South Side's West Chesterfield neighborhood.